Someone asked me about the language of "SURVIVAL SPELL" that I used in an earlier post in regard to Pluto, so I thought we would unpack the Pluto generations SURVIVAL SPELLS a bit here.
Pluto is a slow-moving outer planet. The furthest planet from earth. We experience a compulsive sort of attention to matters related to the sign (and house) where Pluto resides when we are born. Pluto travels through a sign from 12 to 31 years and is one of three generational markers - together the three are more descriptive/accurate than the media's over-used Baby Boomer, Millennial, etc. Within each Pluto group there will be sub-groups based on our Neptune and Uranus placements.
I did a series of posts called "feeding your customer's Pluto" over a decade ago (how is this possible!) on this blog - those posts are HERE, HERE and HERE if you want to explore more about any of this.
Pluto holds unconscious material/what has been buried. Survival instincts that predate us personally. Trauma imprints that lead to obsession and our control strategies. The God of the Underworld carries SHADOW MATERIAL. He is how we regenerate after loss and what we cannot control but must go through.
Pluto is the force that says - "This version of you cannot continue." And he does not negotiate.
Pluto shows where a generation made a COLLECTIVE PACT WITH POWER. Each spell says - this is how we avoid death. This is how we get to stay.
Until eventually Pluto asks - What if you were always here and always will be? What if you were never in that much danger to begin with?
Pluto transits become noticeable when the role we have survived through stops working/the identity we built no longer feels alive. Pluto rules death/transformation - think about the chrysalis when what was once a caterpillar is no longer a caterpillar and what will be a butterfly doesn't exist yet.
It's rarely comfortable ....
Let's take a look through the generations. If you are born near a 'cusp' check both signs or your natal chart. Pluto usually retrogrades in and out of signs in cusp years, so, see what fits. How he interacts with your inner planets tells a more complete story, of course, but the collective energies are a good 'jumping off' point.
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PLUTO IN CANCER - born approx. 1919 - 1939
Many of this generation are gone now, but their imprint on the generations that follow remains strong. They lived through the Great Depression, multiple world wars and massive displacement. Survival was not abstract to them - it was very real.
SURVIVAL SPELL - If I protect my own, we will survive or if I build a strong family, nothing can destroy us.
They learned that safety came from loyalty, family bonds, emotional containment/keeping their feelings to themselves and tribal belonging. They learned to hoard resources, stay close to home, trust blood over outsiders and protect the children/family at all costs.
Pluto in Cancer Evolution - Security does not only come from circling inward. Love does not require control.
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PLUTO IN LEO - born approx. 1939 - 1957
SURVIVAL SPELL - If I shine, I will not be forgotten or if I am special, I cannot be erased.
This generation grew up in an era of spectacle, celebrity and identity assertion. The fear beneath the noise? Being unseen, ordinary or irrelevant. Safety came though visibility/importance and being CHOSEN.
So, the psyche says - perform, create, stand out, lead.
Pluto in Leo Evolution - I am safe even when I am not performing/being visible.
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PLUTO IN VIRGO - born approx. 1958 to 1971
SURVIVAL SPELL - If I make myself indispensable, I will be safe.
This generation was born into cold war anxiety, nuclear threat (annihilation hanging in the air/over their heads), rapid medical and pharmaceutical expansion, the rise of systems/bureaucracy, the breakdown of "Norman Rockwell" 1950's-style order.
Their collective nervous system absorbed one message - the world is fragile. Something is wrong. Fix it.
Pluto in Virgo Evolution - I tend what is mine to tend and I trust life beyond that.
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PLUTO IN LIBRA - born approx. 1971 to 1984
SURVIVAL SPELL - If I keep the peace, I will survive or if I am lovable and fair, I will be safe.
Born into cultural battles about relationship, equality and social justice. The unconscious move is to literally negotiate their existence. Safety comes though balance, diplomacy, being agreeable, becoming a bridge, smoothing tension, NOT BEING THE PROBLEM.
Pluto in Libra Evolution - Conflict does not equal annihilation. I can survive being disliked.
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PLUTO IN SCORPIO - born approx. 1984 to 1995
(Pluto at home - intense generation)
SURVIVAL SPELL - If I see it coming, I can’t be destroyed or If I hold the power, I won’t be powerless.
This generation grew up during deep collective exposure of shadow - betrayal, secrecy, psychological complexity. Their instinct? Trust no one fully. Feel everything. Stay guarded. For this generation safety comes from control, emotional x-ray vision and strategic depth.
Pluto in Scorpio Evolution - Vulnerability is not weakness. I don’t have to anticipate every threat to survive.
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PLUTO IN SAGITTARIUS - born approx. 1995 to 2008
SURVIVAL SPELL - If I keep moving, I won’t be trapped or if I find the truth, I will be free.
Born into globalization, ideological shifts, religious confusion and culture clashes. The psyche says - anchor yourself in philosophy. Keep your options open. Don’t get boxed in. For this generation safety comes from freedom, belief systems and big-picture meaning. Their fear? Dogma. Confinement. Smallness.
Pluto in Sag Evolution - Commitment does not equal imprisonment. Truth can change.
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PLUTO IN CAPRICORN - born approx. 2008- 2025
SURVIVAL SPELL - If I achieve, I will be secure or If I build something lasting, I can’t be discarded.
This generation is coming of age during institutional collapse, economic restructuring and massive systemic pressure. The psyche here says - Be strong. Be responsible. Outwork fear. For this generation safety comes from status, competence and authority. Their deeper fear? Failure is extinction. This age group really does not like to LOSE (this is an important group who will need to rebuild the falling structures, ones that will bend instead of break, so they take themselves very seriously).
Pluto in Capricorn Evolution - You are worthy without proof. Failure is not extinction.
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PLUTO IN AQUARIUS - born approx. 2026 to 2043
POTENTIAL EMERGING SURVIVAL SPELLS - If I detach/intellectualize, I can’t be hurt or overwhelmed or If I belong to the network, I won’t disappear or If I disrupt the system, I won’t be controlled by it or If I don't stand out too much I won't be targeted.
This generation is coming of age during AI and digital immersion, institutional distrust and climate instability. Their identity looks to be more fluid. Their community more digital. They will have to avoid - dehumanizing those they don't agree with, groupthink disguised as progress, disembodied action and connectivity without intimacy. Their fears might be something like - irrelevance, system/web collapse, being controlled by invisible forces.
Pluto in Aquarius Evolution - It is safe to be personally seen. It is safe to have a face, not just a profile/avatar. It is safe to matter as an individual. Something like this ....
xo all
